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Tag Archives: Christians
The Deceitful Heart
I consider myself a good person, not from any genuinely good works that I am doing, but because I’m not doing bad things, or I’m not as bad as “those people.” That’s deceitful thinking, because Jesus said that no one … Continue reading
The Pharisee in Church
The frequent run-ins between Jesus and the Pharisees were a clash between the Pharisee’s preoccupation with external things and Jesus’ emphasis on the spiritual kingdom. The Pharisees were interested in keeping their status quo, the rigid forms of religious law, … Continue reading
The Bible and Atheist agree: Blind Faith is Wrong
The popular meaning for faith is to believe something without proof. This is the “popular” meaning, and as with the meanings of several other words, it doesn’t match up with its meaning used in the Bible. For instance, the popular … Continue reading
Posted in Encouragement
Tagged Bible, Christians, faith, God, Gospel, Jesus Christ, prophecy, Word of God
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Why can’t we explain our faith to the skeptic?
I’ve had a hard time using logic to explain to skeptics why our Christian beliefs are true and defensible (and even logical). Why? Because some of the wisdom was gained through the logic of life experience, and no shortcuts exist. … Continue reading
How can you be a servant of God if you can’t see him?
We often perform our work in response to something, or to fulfill some purpose. We do our homework in response to a teacher’s assignment. We do our work according to the responsibilities our boss gave us. We take care of … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity
Tagged Bible, Christians, Gospel, Jesus Christ, missions, service
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Book Review: The Question That Never Goes Away, by Philip Yancey
“Why did God allow this to happen?” “Why didn’t God protect us?” “Why doesn’t a good God stop this evil?” These are all variations of the question that recurs — that never goes away — in the aftermath of any … Continue reading
You defend your religion because you’re biased, right?
A bias is the same as having a particular view of the world. Everyone has a bias. The atheist’s religious bias is that there is no God. A Christian’s religious bias is that there is a God and he created … Continue reading
Posted in Religion and Spirituality, Society and Culture
Tagged assumptions, atheists, bias, Christians, worldview
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If God is all-powerful, why doesn’t he stop all suffering?
While the four-star generals plan their theater operations in the Pentagon, the ground troops carry out the actual missions in the conflict. A company’s board of directors decide which products they will carry. However, it is the men and women … Continue reading
Posted in Demons, H e l l and Suffering
Tagged Christians, church, Doubt Busters, God, missions, suffering, volunteering
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Why are more people believing in a partial rapture?
Several passages teach us that the Lord makes a difference among his people. He does not treat them all the same way. Not all of us will be rewarded the same, even though we are all of the church. Not … Continue reading
Posted in End Times
Tagged Christ's Return, Christians, end times, faith, overcomers, partial rapture, prophecy, reward, tribulation period, weeding feast, wise virgins
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Don’t Christians give up a lot of fun in life?
Surprisingly, Christianity is the most liberty-loving religion on earth: “All things are lawful for me, but all things are not helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any” (1 Corinthians … Continue reading